Earlier in the evening Poetry Factory, a Cheltenham-based poetry collective of six published and prize-winning poets, showcased their wealth of talent at Oxfam Bookshop. First up was Chaucer Cameron, whose poems included one about an anti-burglar device at Freud’s Vienna office. David Clarke, another Flarestack pamphlet competition winner last year, read a poem about Lenin’s enjoyment of the English music hall, and one called See England By Train, including its “lines of ragged knickers”. A poem by Anna Saunders about ghosts spoke of “a bruise on the air / a thickening of the atmosphere”, while examples of Philip Rush’s urbane oeuvre included references to Bowie, Jagger, Marvin Gaye, St Augustine, Dylan and Spider-Man. Sharon Larkin, who has a poem in the recent Heart Shoots anthology, was fascinated by science, particularly chemistry and physics, as well as the “shamans and charlatans” who whip up apocalyptic fear. Avril Staple delighted in showing us a collection of travelling show exhibits – the bearded lady who shaved, her husband with three breasts – and concluded with a poem titled The Show Must Go On. Maybe a reference to Cheltenham poetry festival itself? I can only agree.
Tuesday 23 April 2013
Write Out Loud review of Poetry Factory gig
Review by Greg Freeman ("Write Out Loud") of Poetry Factory's performance in the Poetry Festival on 22 April.
Earlier in the evening Poetry Factory, a Cheltenham-based poetry collective of six published and prize-winning poets, showcased their wealth of talent at Oxfam Bookshop. First up was Chaucer Cameron, whose poems included one about an anti-burglar device at Freud’s Vienna office. David Clarke, another Flarestack pamphlet competition winner last year, read a poem about Lenin’s enjoyment of the English music hall, and one called See England By Train, including its “lines of ragged knickers”. A poem by Anna Saunders about ghosts spoke of “a bruise on the air / a thickening of the atmosphere”, while examples of Philip Rush’s urbane oeuvre included references to Bowie, Jagger, Marvin Gaye, St Augustine, Dylan and Spider-Man. Sharon Larkin, who has a poem in the recent Heart Shoots anthology, was fascinated by science, particularly chemistry and physics, as well as the “shamans and charlatans” who whip up apocalyptic fear. Avril Staple delighted in showing us a collection of travelling show exhibits – the bearded lady who shaved, her husband with three breasts – and concluded with a poem titled The Show Must Go On. Maybe a reference to Cheltenham poetry festival itself? I can only agree.
Earlier in the evening Poetry Factory, a Cheltenham-based poetry collective of six published and prize-winning poets, showcased their wealth of talent at Oxfam Bookshop. First up was Chaucer Cameron, whose poems included one about an anti-burglar device at Freud’s Vienna office. David Clarke, another Flarestack pamphlet competition winner last year, read a poem about Lenin’s enjoyment of the English music hall, and one called See England By Train, including its “lines of ragged knickers”. A poem by Anna Saunders about ghosts spoke of “a bruise on the air / a thickening of the atmosphere”, while examples of Philip Rush’s urbane oeuvre included references to Bowie, Jagger, Marvin Gaye, St Augustine, Dylan and Spider-Man. Sharon Larkin, who has a poem in the recent Heart Shoots anthology, was fascinated by science, particularly chemistry and physics, as well as the “shamans and charlatans” who whip up apocalyptic fear. Avril Staple delighted in showing us a collection of travelling show exhibits – the bearded lady who shaved, her husband with three breasts – and concluded with a poem titled The Show Must Go On. Maybe a reference to Cheltenham poetry festival itself? I can only agree.
Monday 22 April 2013
Poetry Factory interviewed by Radio Winchcombe
At our reading during Cheltenham Poetry Festival today, Guy from Radio Winchcombe interviewed Poetry Factory's Sharon Larkin. He asked how Poetry Factory came into being and how we acquired our name. He also recorded poems from Avril Staple and Sharon. We'll post links to the interview and readings when they become available. Meanwhile, here's a photo or two:
Welcome to Poetry Factory
We are Poetry Factory - a collective of six workshopping, performing, publishing poets based in Gloucestershire:
Cameron, Clarke, Larkin, Rush, Saunders, Staple
Today we have performed during Cheltenham Poetry Festival. Stand by for photos!
Cameron, Clarke, Larkin, Rush, Saunders, Staple
Today we have performed during Cheltenham Poetry Festival. Stand by for photos!
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